Windows Desktop Gadgets, Microsoft Wiki
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Windows Desktop Gadgets (called Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista) is a discontinued widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets, which have since been replaced by Windows 10 Taskbar Widgets. It was introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop. Its widgets can perform various tasks, such as displaying the time and date. In Windows Vista, the widgets are restricted to a sidebar but in Windows 7, they can be freely moved anywhere on the desktop. Windows
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Features new to Windows 7, Microsoft Wiki
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Windows Desktop Gadgets in Windows 8 build 8888. - BetaArchive
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Microsoft Gadgets - Wikipedia
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Windows 8 - Wikipedia
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Windows Vista - Wikidata
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Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Wiki
Desktop Gadgets - Microsoft Apps
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Microsoft Bing - Wikipedia
Clocks - Microsoft Apps
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Wikipedia Gadgets Overview - gHacks Tech News
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Windows 8 - Wikipedia
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4 Ways to Get a Calendar on Your Desktop - wikiHow
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